ORIENT PAPER AND INDUSTRIES LTD. AND ANR. ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF ORISSA AND ORS. ETC.

ORIENT PAPER AND INDUSTRIES LTD. AND ANR. ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF ORISSA AND ORS. ETC.

All contractual rights and interests under bamboo contracts, including profit a prendre, were extinguished and did not survive the statutory rescission implemented by the Orissa Forest Produce (Control of Trade) Act and its amendments. The Act and subsequent notifications validly created a State monopoly, divesting contractors of their rights. There was no excessive delegation; the legislative mechanism was constitutionally valid.

Parties
Appellant/petitioner: Orient Paper and Industries Ltd.; Appellant/petitioner: Straw Products Ltd.; Respondent: State of Orissa; Respondent: Other Respondents
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
30 October 1990
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeals and Writ Petitions / Supreme Court Decision on Appeal and Writ Petitions
Outcome
Appeals and writ petitions dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
State Monopoly, Forest Produce Regulation, Statutory Rescission of Contracts, Delegation and Conditional Legislation
Constitutional Law Contract Law Administrative Law State Monopoly Forest Produce Regulation Statutory Rescission of Contracts Delegation and Conditional Legislation

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Parties

Orient Paper and Industries Ltd.

Appellant/petitioner

Straw Products Ltd.

Appellant/petitioner

State of Orissa

Respondent

Other Respondents

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeals and Writ Petitions / Supreme Court Decision on Appeal and Writ Petitions

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether statutory rescission by Orissa Forest Produce (Control of Trade) Act, 1981 and subsequent amendments validly extinguishes contractor rights under bamboo contracts
  2. 2 Whether the statute suffers from excessive delegation
  3. 3 Whether notifications bringing the amended provisions into force are null and void

Ratio Decidendi

All contractual rights and interests under bamboo contracts, including profit a prendre, were extinguished and did not survive the statutory rescission implemented by the Orissa Forest Produce (Control of Trade) Act and its amendments. The Act and subsequent notifications validly created a State monopoly, divesting contractors of their rights. There was no excessive delegation; the legislative mechanism was constitutionally valid.

Court Disposition

Appeals and writ petitions dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • The appeals and writ petitions are accordingly dismissed with costs.